Illinois Administrative Code

Section 817.106 Waste Classification Limits a) Maximum allowable leaching concentrations (MALCs) (concentrations in mg/L): Parameter Beneficially Usable Wastes Potentially Usable Wastes Low Risk Wastes (Primary Standards) Arsenic 0.05 0.1 0.25 Barium 2.0 2.0 5.0 Cadmium 0.005 0.0…

Section 817.107 Waste Mining a) Owner or operator may mine landfills covered by this Part, including previously abandoned or closed units to recover usable materials, in accordance with this Section. The handling, storage, and ultimate use of the mined wastes shall conform with t…

Section 817.201 Scope and Applicability The standards of this Subpart, along with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.101 and 811.102, shall apply to all steel and foundry industry wastes not exempt under Section 817.101 and which meet the MALC limits for beneficially usable wastes provided in…

Section 817.202 Limitations on Use a) Wastes regulated by this Subpart may only be used as substitutes for commercially available materials including soil used for land reclamation purposes. Open dumps containing beneficial waste are prohibited. b) Storers of wastes shall take al…

Section 817.203 Notification a) The generator of wastes regulated by this Subpart, including persons conducting waste mining under 817.107, shall certify that the waste sent to an offsite beneficial use meets the Subpart A requirements for beneficial waste. A copy of the certific…

Section 817.204 Long-Term Storage a) A storage pile that is regulated by this Subpart shall be closed as a landfill pursuant to the provisions of Subpart C of this Part unless the owner or operator can demonstrate that wastes have either been added to or removed from the unit wit…

Section 817.301 Scope and Applicability The standards of this Subpart, in addition to the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.Subpart A, shall apply to all landfills in which only potentially usable waste is to be placed. The landfills regulated by this Subpart may accept benef…

Section 817.302 Design Period The design period for all potentially usable waste disposal units shall be the estimated operating life of the unit plus a minimum postclosure care period of five years. For landfills, other than those used exclusively for disposing waste generated a…

Section 817.303 Final Cover Unless otherwise specified in a permit or other written Agency approval, a minimum of 0.46 meters (1.5 feet) of soil material that will support vegetation which prevents or minimizes erosion shall be applied over all disturbed areas.

Section 817.304 Final Slope and Stabilization a) The waste disposal unit shall be designed and constructed to achieve a minimum static slope safety factor of 1.5 and a minimum seismic safety factor of 1.3. b) Standards for vegetation: 1) Vegetation shall be promoted on all recons…

Section 817.305 Leachate Sampling a) All potentially usable waste landfills shall be designed to include a monitoring system capable of collecting representative samples of leachate generated by the waste, using methods such as, but not limited to, a pressure-vacuum lysimeter, tr…

Section 817.306 Load Checking a) The operator shall not accept wastes for disposal at a potentially usable waste landfill unless the wastes are accompanied by documentation that they are potentially usable based on testing of the leachate from such wastes performed in accordance …

Section 817.309 Facility Location a) No part of a unit shall be located within a setback zone established pursuant to Section 14.2 or 14.3 of the Act. b) No part of a unit shall be located within the recharge zone or within 366 meters (1200 feet), vertically or horizontally, of t…

Section 817.401 Scope and Applicability The standards of this Subpart, along with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.Subpart A, shall apply to all new landfills in which only steel and foundry industry low risk wastes are to be placed.

Section 817.402 Facility Location a) No part of a unit shall be located within a setback zone established pursuant to Section 14.2 or 14.3 of the Act. b) No part of a unit shall be located within the recharge zone or within 366 meters (1200 feet), vertically or horizontally, of a…

Section 817.403 Design Period The design period for low risk waste disposal units shall be the estimated operating life plus 20 years.

Section 817.404 Foundation and Mass Stability Analysis a) The material beneath the unit shall have sufficient strength to support the weight of the unit during all phases of construction and operation. The loads and loading rate shall not cause or contribute to the failure of the…

Section 817.405 Foundation Construction a) If the in situ material provides insufficient strength to meet the requirements of Section 817.404, then the insufficient material shall be removed and replaced with clean materials sufficient to meet the requirements of Section 817.404.…

Section 817.406 Liner Systems a) All units shall be equipped with a leachate drainage and collection system and a compacted earth liner designed as an integrated system in compliance with the requirements of this Section and of Sections 817.407 and 817.408 b) The liner and leacha…

Section 817.407 Leachate Drainage System a) The leachate drainage system shall be designed and constructed to be capable of operation throughout the entire design period. b) The system shall be designed in conjunction with the leachate collection system required by Section 817.40…

Section 817.408 Leachate Collection System a) The leachate collection system shall be designed and constructed to function for the entire design period. b) Collection pipes shall be designed for open channel flow to convey leachate under the conditions established in Section 817.…

Section 817.409 Leachate Treatment and Disposal System a) Leachate shall be removed from the drainage and collection system when the leachate level in the landfill interferes with landfill operations or exceeds ten feet, or when the unit is subject to assessment monitoring in acc…

Section 817.410 Final Cover System a) The unit shall be covered by a final cover consisting of a low permeability layer overlain by a final protective layer constructed in accordance with the requirements of this Section. b) Standards for the low permeability layer: 1) Constructi…

Section 817.411 Hydrogeologic Site Investigations a) Purpose. The operator shall conduct a hydrogeologic investigation to develop hydrogeologic information for the following uses: 1) Provide information to perform a groundwater impact assessment; and 2) Provide information to est…

Section 817.412 Plugging and Sealing of Drill Holes All drill holes, including exploration borings that are not converted into monitoring wells, monitoring wells that are no longer necessary to the operation of the site, and other holes that may cause or facilitate contamination …

Section 817.413 Groundwater Impact Assessment The impacts of the seepage of leachate from the unit shall be assessed in a systematic fashion using the techniques described in this Section. a) Procedures for performing the groundwater impact assessment: 1) The operator shall estim…

Section 817.414 Design, Construction and Operation of Groundwater Monitoring Systems a) All potential sources of discharges to groundwater within the facility, including, but not limited to, all waste disposal units and the leachate management system, shall be identified and stud…

Section 817.415 Groundwater Monitoring Programs a) Detection monitoring program: Any use of the term "maximum allowable predicted concentration" or "MAPC" in this Section is a reference to Section 817.414(c), as defined in Section 811.102. The operator shall implement a detection…

Section 817.416 Groundwater Quality Standards a) Applicable groundwater quality standards: 1) Groundwater quality shall be maintained at each constituent's applicable groundwater quality standard at or beyond the zone of attenuation. The applicable groundwater quality standard es…

Section 817.417 Waste Placement a) Phasing of operations: 1) Waste disposal operations shall move from the lowest portions of the unit to the highest portions. Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) of this Section, the placement of waste shall begin in the lowest part of the ac…

Section 817.418 Final Slope and Stabilization a) All final slopes shall be designed and constructed to a grade capable of supporting vegetation and which minimizes erosion. b) All slopes shall be designed to drain runoff away from the cover and which prevents ponding. No standing…

Section 817.419 Load Checking a) The operator shall not accept wastes for disposal at an offsite low risk waste landfill unless it is accompanied by documentation that such wastes are low risk wastes based on testing of the leachate from such wastes performed in accordance with t…

Section 817.501 Scope and Applicability All structures necessary to comply with the requirements of this Part shall be constructed according to a construction quality assurance program that, at a minimum, meets the requirements of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811.Subpart E.

Section 817.APPENDIX A Organic Chemical Constituents List 1. Acenaphthene 2. 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 3. 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 4. 2-Chlorophenol 5. 2,4-Dichlorophenol 6. 2,4-Dimethylphenol 7. Fluoranthene 8. Trichlorofluoromethane 9. Naphthalene 10. Nitrobenzene 11. 4-Nitrophenol 1…

Section 820.101 Purpose The purpose of this Part is to establish the operating criteria and permitting process for general construction or demolition debris ("GCDD") recovery facilities under Section 22.38 of the Act.

Section 820.102 Applicability a) This Part applies to any site or facility that meets the definition of GCDD recovery facility under Section 22.38 of the Act. b) This Part does not apply to: 1) Any site or facility that does not meet the definition of a GCDD recovery facility, su…

Section 820.103 Definitions Except as stated in this Section, or unless a different meaning of a word or term is clear from the context, the definition of words or terms in this Part will be the same as the definition of the same words or terms in the Environmental Protection Act…

Section 820.104 Compliance with Applicable Law Any person subject to this Part must comply with all applicable State and federal laws and regulations, including State and federal laws and regulations that govern the collection, transportation, and disposal of general construction…

Section 820.105 Severability If any provision of this Part or its application to any person or under any circumstances is adjudged invalid, that adjudication must not affect the validity of this Part as a whole or of any portion not adjudged invalid. SUBPART B: PERMIT APPLICATION…

Section 820.201 Scope and Applicability a) Except as specifically exempted by Section 21(d) of the Act, any person that owns or operates a GCDD recovery facility must submit to the Agency an application for a permit required by Section 22.38 of the Act. The application must conta…

Section 820.202 Permit Application a) All permit applications must be made on Agency forms and be mailed or delivered to the address designated by the Agency in those forms. b) All permit applications must be signed by the owner, the operator, and the property owner if different …

Section 820.203 Permit No Defense The issuance of a permit to or possession of a permit by an owner or operator will not constitute a defense to a violation of the Act or any Board regulations, except for the prohibition against owning or operating a GCDD recovery facility withou…

Section 820.204 Transfer of Permit a) The Agency may transfer a GCDD recovery facility permit to a new owner or operator only through a permit modification under this Part that identifies the new permittee and incorporates other applicable requirements of the Act and this Part. b…

Section 820.205 Agency Initiated Modification a) The Agency may modify a permit under the following circumstances: 1) Discovery of a typographical, administrative, or calculation error; 2) Discovery that a determination or condition was based upon false or misleading information;…

Section 820.301 Prohibitions A person must not: a) Beginning one year after the effective date of this Part, own or operate a GCDD recovery facility without a permit issued by the Agency. [415 ILCS 5/22.38(l)] b) Cause or allow the acceptance of any waste at a GCDD recovery facil…

Section 820.302 General Operating Standards a) Compliance with Local Requirements. GCDD recovery facilities are subject to local zoning, ordinance, and land use requirements. [415 ILCS 5/22.38(a)] b) Location Standards. GCDD recovery facilities must be located in compliance with …

Section 820.303 Processing Program a) The owner or operator of a GCDD recovery facility must inspect every load of material transported to the GCDD recovery facility to ensure only GCDD is accepted at the GCDD recovery facility. 1) Each load inspection must include: A) Before acc…